Today, books and other print publications are mostly printed by computerised typesetting or offset printing. For a long time though, two different and traditional printing methods dominated: movable type and lithography. At one time there were 200 print shops in Central and Sheung Wan alone, and more than 1,500 across Hong Kong, mostly run as very small or even one-man enterprises.

Alicja Kwade uses everyday objects and natural materials in her sculptures and public installations to explore reality and the subjectivity of time and space.
Among the works on show in her solo institutional exhibition in Hong Kong, this site-specific installation “Waiting Pavilions” was commissioned by Tai Kwun to be shown in the Prison Yard. It reflects the passage of time in the setting of a former prison. The exhibition, “Pretopia” includes nine works laid out in a sculptural environment in Tai Kwun’s F Hall.

Alex Woods is a saxophonist, composer and arranger from the United Kingdom. He came to Hong Kong in the summer of 2017 to design a youth music programme for over 5,000 students. Having toured in Europe and performed in venues and festivals in Brazil, USA, Asia and Russia, since 2023 Woods has based himself in Hong Kong.